| | | "Your Mission, Should You Choose to Accept it..."
Features: DVD, Dolby, Digital Audio, English, Dolby Digital (5.1)
Spoken on a tape that self-destructs, these classic words introduce each episode of Mission: Impossible, the highly dramatic adventure series that returns to DVD in a set that includes all 25 second-season episodes.New IMF (Impossible Mission Force) leader Jim Phelps (Peter Graves) picks his team of skilled agents for the next covert mission: Cinnamon Carter (Barbara Bain) is the female seductress, Rollin Hand (Martin Landau) is the master of disguise, Willie Armitage (Peter Lupus) is the muscle, and Barney Collier (Greg Morris) is the electronics whiz. Tight, clockwork-precision plots...an array of neat gadgetry...all set to jazzy music. Television's coolest spies take us around the world and beyond!
"All-time classic '60s spy series...in glorious, remastered transfers and 5.1 sound..." Andy Dursin, The Aisle Seat
"...[it's] easy to see why viewers came back week after week, for plots as finely tuned and well-sprung as a good watch." Noel Murray, The Onion A.V. Club
"...the gold standard by which other spy thrillers have always been measured. There's an attention to detail here that is rarely seen on TV..." Cynthia Boris, DVD Verdict
"Sure the movies are exciting but this is what started them off. As a television series the stories still hold up amazingly well." Home Theater Info
"...consistently thrilling and suspenseful, and always technically impressive." Michael Rubino, DVD Verdict
Editor's Note
Forty years before it hit the big screen via a glossy Tom Cruise remake, the classic 1960s television series MISSION IMPOSSIBLE captivated audiences with its tense and stylish thrill ride through Cold War espionage. Following the globetrotting exploits of a covert taskforce of government spies--team leader James Phelps (Peter Graves, who replaced the debut season's Steven Hill), master of disguise Rollin Hand (Martin Landau), electronics expert Barney Collier (Greg Morris), tough guy Willy Armitage (Peter Lupus), and femme fatale Cinnamon Carter (Barbara Bain)--the series distinguished itself with intricate plotting, high-tech gadgetry, inventive cinematography, and, of course, an indelible theme song. Smart and iconic, the vintage series is resurrected in this collection of episodes from the second season.
| Features | Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound, Dolby Digital Mono | | Audio: Spanish Dolby Digital Mono | | Dubbed: Spanish | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection | | Subtitles: English, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Paramount |
| Release Date: 4/14/2009 |
| Running Time: 1254 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1967 | | Catalog ID: 070914 | | UPC: 00097360709148 | | Number of Discs: 7 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English, Spanish Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English, Portuguese, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Standard 1.33:1 [4:3] |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Emmy (1973) | | | Lynda Day George, Nominee, Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Drama Series - Continuing) | |
Golden Globe (1971) |  | Peter Graves, Winner, Best TV Actor - Drama | |
Emmy (1969) | | | Bruce Geller, Nominee, Outstanding Dramatic Series | | | Greg Morris, Nominee, Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in Drama | | | Peter Graves, Nominee, Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series | |
Golden Globe (1968) | | Martin Landau, Winner, Best TV Star - Male | | Mission: Impossible, Winner, Best TV Show | |
Emmy (1967) | | Barbara Bain, Winner, Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series | | Bruce Geller, Winner, Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama | | Joseph Gantman, Bruce Geller, Winner, Outstanding Dramatic Series | | | Lalo Schifrin, Nominee, Outstanding Achievement in Musical Composition | | | Martin Landau, Nominee, Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series |
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| | Professional Reviews | Ultimate DVD
4 stars out of 5 -- "Much less showy and just a bit cleverer than the Tom Cruise movies that would follow later, this classic series hasn't aged a bit..." 08/01/2007 p.108 |
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